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Swimming in the Mississippi River

Date: 1890
Description: View across water towards men and boys swimming and splashing in the Mississippi River. Alma is in the background on the far shoreline.
Photograph

Askew Steamboat Landing

Date: 1890
Description: Two men pose on a boat docked at the Askew Steamboat Landing on Lake Monona off South Carroll Street. The old Governor Harvey residence is in the backgroun...
Photograph

Family at the Beach

Date: 1890
Description: A man and three boys in swimming suits at the beach. Presumably, Lake Michigan.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Sun Prairie

Date: 1890
Description: Color plat map of Sun Prairie.
Map or Atlas

Plat of Windsor

Date: 1890
Description: Color plat map of the Windsor township.
Map or Atlas

Ashland, Lake Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: Bird's-eye map of Ashland, viewed from Lake Superior, with insets of Prentice Park and Fishery. Population 16,000. Increase in Ten Years, 11,000.
Map or Atlas

North Part of Caledonia, Part 1

Date: 1890
Description: Portion of the plat map of the north part of Caledonia in Columbia County, including explanations.
Map or Atlas

South Part of Caledonia

Date: 1890
Description: Plat map of the south part of Caledonia in Columbia County.
Photograph

Below Kilbourn Dam

Date: 1890
Description: Below Kilbourn log dam, 1890s. Two girls are standing on the edge of the river. There is a bridge in the background.
Photograph

Looking South from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1890
Description: Looking south from the capitol dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol, the view is of West Main Street bound by South Hamilton Street and Monona Avenue (now M...
Map or Atlas

Perspective Map of Beloit

Date: 1890
Description: Bird's-eye map of Beloit with insets of Williams Engine Works, Eclipse Wind Engine Co., and John Foster & Co. Turtle Creek is in the lower section, and the...
Map or Atlas

Perspective Map of the City of Superior, Wis.

Date: 1890
Description: Bird's-eye view of Superior, Wisconsin.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of West Superior and Superior, Wis.

Date: 1890
Description: Bird's-eye map of West Superior and Superior, with insets of Wright Farm and First Building in Superior.
Map or Atlas

Lake Region of Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: Colored bird's-eye map of Oconomowoc and the Lake Region, Waukesha County. Looking North from Government Hill. Location key below image identifies 24 Hotel...
Photograph

Old Mission Inn on Shoreline of Lake Superior

Date: 1890
Description: Old Mission Inn and boats on shoreline of Lake Superior on Madeline Island. The Old Mission Inn had numerous modifications over the years. It was razed in...
Photograph

Alma from Mississippi River

Date: 1890
Description: Mississippi River, with Alma in the distance, a typical river town which flourished in the 1850s.
Photograph

Mississippi River View of Alma

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph of Alma from the Mississippi River. Text on front reads: "Wisconsin Scenery".
Postcard

Trempealeau River

Date: 1890
Description: Trempealeau River and its banks, with a building and bridge in the background. Caption reads: "Trempealeau River Scene, Blair, Wis."
Photograph

View across Water towards Town

Date: 1890
Description: Field and trees and water are in the foreground. On the far shoreline are buildings in the town.
Photograph

View of Mississippi River

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph of the upper Mississippi River. The text on the photograph reads: "From Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minn."

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